I'm unable to install SP2016 beta 2. I'm getting these errors during "Installing Features":
```
- Installing Features...
WARNING: Feature PointPublishing\Feature.xml had failed to install for the following reason: Failed to create receiver
object from assembly "Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c", class "Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PointPublishingFeatureHandler" for feature
"PointPublishing" (ID: 8c9f9b9e-1f5a-42d5-8918-29b3f1bf27f0).: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: type
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFeatureDefinition.get_ReceiverObject().
WARNING: Feature PointPublishingHub\feature.xml had failed to install for the following reason: Failed to create
receiver object from assembly "Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c", class "Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.PointPublishingHubSiteFeatureReceiver" for feature
"PointPublishingHub" (ID: f8064795-884c-4ac8-b551-d87592ceeac9).: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: type
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFeatureDefinition.get_ReceiverObject().
WARNING: Feature PointPublishingPersonal\feature.xml had failed to install for the following reason: Failed to create
receiver object from assembly "Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c", class "Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PointPublishingPersonalSiteFeatureReceiver"
for feature "PointPublishingPersonal" (ID: 1a337c2c-f2c0-4c81-b66a-11ae9a48bf20).: System.ArgumentNullException: Value
cannot be null.
Parameter name: type
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFeatureDefinition.get_ReceiverObject().
WARNING: Feature PointPublishingTopic\Feature.xml had failed to install for the following reason: Failed to create
receiver object from assembly "Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c", class "Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PointPublishingTopicSiteFeatureReceiver" for
feature "PointPublishingTopic" (ID: a4426c43-c58b-419c-a5bb-883a10d0be7f).: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot
be null.
Parameter name: type
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFeatureDefinition.get_ReceiverObject().
- Creating Central Admin site...
- Waiting for Central Admin site...Online
- Updating Central Admin branding text to "Dev"...
- Installing Application Content...
- Checking Default Web Site...Stopping...OK.
- Done initial farm/server config.
```
Not sure if it's related, but further down I get these errors:
```
- Creating Web App "Portal Home"
New-SPWebApplication : An update conflict has occurred, and you must re-try this action. The object SPServer Name=SP201
6 was updated by UTV\SP_Farm, in the OWSTIMER (5548) process, on machine SP2016. View the tracing log for more informa
tion about the conflict.
At C:\BouvetDevSP\AutoSPInstaller\AutoSPInstallerFunctions.ps1:2692 char:9
+ New-SPWebApplication -Name $webAppName -ApplicationPool $appPool -Databa ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...PWebApplication:SPCmdletNewSPWebApplication) [New-SPWebA
pplication], SPUpdatedConcurrencyException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletNewSPWebApplication
--------------------------------------------------------------
- Script halted!
- Failed to create web application
```
The strange thing is that if I re-run AutoSPInstaller, everything works as expected...
Any clues?
Comments: ** Comment from web user: CatoAntonsen **
JohnMCalvert, I wish I could but it's made for use by company only ([Bouvet](https://www.bouvet.no)). We have open positions if you live in Norway, though... ;-)
I can outline the steps though:
1. PowerShell script that takes a XML as input and replaces REPLACEMENT-TOKENS in different configuration files used later:
** UnattendWindows.xml (used for unattende installation of Windows)
** AutoSPInstallerInput.xml (used by AutoSPInstaller for installation of SharePoint)
** Remote.rdp (Used by Remote Desktop Connection Manager for remote connection to new VM when it's starting. That way I can "sit on the console" watching everything install, including during restarts and auto-logons)
2. Using Convert-WindowsImage (https://github.com/Microsoft/Virtualization-Documentation/tree/master/hyperv-tools/Convert-WindowsImage) to create VHDX
3. Mounting VHDX and copying of installation-files during installation, including updated the cusomized configuration files
4. Starting VM which starts the unattended server installation using autorun configured in UnattendWindows.xml
** Rename computer
** Install AD
** Install SQL
** Install SharePoint using AutoSPInstaller
** Install needed applications using [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) packages (including Visual Studio, SharePoint Designer, Notepad++, WinDiff etc etc)
** Automatically configuration of Windows Explorer settings (view hidden/system files), run Windows Update once
In 2-3 hours we have a complete setup ready to start code for a new customer.